Aqueduct Meaning
/ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
nounA structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially an ancient structure.
Sentence Examples
Did you know the Colonia Agrippinensis has an aqueduct?
Did you know Cologne has an aqueduct?
CEFR Practice Quiz
Ancient Romans built a stone ____ to transport fresh water from mountains to the city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ancient Roman ____ carried fresh water to the city from afar.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquae Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ductus Latin aquaeductusbor. English aqueduct Adapted borrowing from Latin aquaeductus (“conveyance of water”), from aqua (“water”) + dūcō (“to lead”, “to bring”); compare the French aqueduc.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"All the years he’d been down there in the traffic he’d taken this aqueduct for just another bridge, nothing to tell you that canal boats and waterfowl were being carried along above your head."
— 2017, Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire, Bloomsbury (2018), page 57:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Ancient Romans built a stone ____ to transport fresh water from mountains to the city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ancient Roman ____ carried fresh water to the city from afar.